Swing.



Patented Sept. I6, 1902. W. C. TUTTLE.

8 W I N 6.

(Application filed Oct. 4, 1901.)

( No' Model) A UNITED STATES A ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. TUTTLE, OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO REUBEN BRYANT AND SANFORD A. MCDANIEL, OF ADRIAN,

MISSOURI.

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 709,281, dated September 16, 1902.

Application filed October 4, 1901. Serial No. 77,597. No modelfi To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. TUTTLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Swing, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in swings.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of swings and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of great strength and durability, adapted to be conveniently operated by the occupants either by foot or hand and capable of enabling large or small swings to be conveniently and effectively oscillated.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims'hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a swing constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional View illustrating the construction of the foot-lever. Fig. 3 is a similar view illus trating the manner of jourualing the transverse shafts or beams of the swing.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts mall the figures of the drawings. V

1 designates a supportingframe' provided at opposite sides with centrally-arranged uprights or standards 2, rising from a base and supporting top side bars 3, which are connected at their ends by transverse top bars 4. The base is composed of side sills 5 and connecting end bars (3, and the uprights or standards 2 are supported by inclined braces 7. The bars or parts of the frame may be jointed and secured together in any suitable manner, and the top side bars are supported by inclined braces 8. The platform 9, upon which the seats 10 for the accommodation of the occupants are mounted, is suspended from the top of the frame by central and end suspension or swinging bars 11, 12., and 13, which are supported by upper braces 14, and which are secured at their upper ends to transverse rock shafts orbeams 15. The transverse rockshafts or beams are preferably constructed of wood and are embraced by metal straps'16, which have their terminals secured to the suspension or swing bars. The ends of the transverse rock shafts or beams are reduced and reinforced by metal sleeves 17 and are journaled on the frame 1 by means of screws 18, provided at their outer ends with rectangular heads adapted to be engaged by a wrench or other tool. The inner portions of the screws are embedded in the ends of the transverse rock shafts or beams in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings. The outer portion of thescrew forms the journal and is arranged in a suitable bearing 19 of the frame, washers 20 being arranged at opposite sides of the bearing, as shown. The bearings 19 are located at the center and ends of the top side bars 3 of the frame, and the screws are employed for connecting the other shafts or bars, hereinafter described, to the swinging bars.

. The platform 9 is supported by central and end transverse shafts or beams 21 and 22, con

necting the slats or bars of which the platform is constructed and journaled on the swingbars at the lower ends thereof and in suitable bearing-openings of the same by means of screws similar to those heretofore described.

The lower ends of the spring-bars are reinforced by metal straps, which have their sides secured to the bars above the journals.

The seats, which are arranged at the ends of the platform, as shown in Fig. 1, may be of any desired construction, as will be readily understood, and are designed to accommodate two persons each; .but the swing may be made to accommodate either two or more persons, as will be readily apparent.

The central swing-bars are connected by a transverse handle-bar 23, located between the seats within easy reach of the occupants thereof and adapted to be grasped by the same, whereby the swing may be operated by alternate pushing and pulling on the handle-bar. The handle-bar 23 is located a sufficient distance above the lower ends of the central swing-bars to afford sufficient leverage to enable the swing to be easily operated. The

ends of the handle-bar 23 are reinforced by metal sleeves and are connected with the central swing-bars by screws similar to those be fore described.

The swing is adapted to be propelled or operated by foot-power, and centrally secured to the platform is a standard or post 24, forming a support for a foot-lever 25 and provided at its lower end with-a base or flange, which is perforated for suitable fastening devices for securing the standard or post to the platform. The foot-lever is provided with a trough or bifurcated lower portion 26 to receive the standard or post, and it has a bifurcated upper end 27, which ispivoted to a connectingrod 28, extending from the upper end of the foot-lever to a transverse bar or shaft 29. The

foot-lever is fnlcrumed'on the post or standard by a transverse pivot 30, and the inner end of the connecting-rod 28 is arranged in the bifurcation of the upper end 27 of the footlever and is secured to the same by a pivot change the angle formed by the platform and p the swinging bars,whereby the swing is actuated. The foot-lever is provided at its lower end at opposite sides of the bifurcation with foot-rollers 32, adapted to be engaged by the occupants,whereby when pressure is applied to them the swing will be operated. The central swing-bars are provided near their lower ends with foot-rollers 33, arranged to be engaged by the occupants. When pressure is applied to the foot-rollers, the swing will be operated, and by arranging four foot-rollers, as set forth, the labor of operating the swing may be distributed among the occupants of a swing adapted for the accommodation of four persons. The handle -.bar may be simultaneously operated, and it will also enable the swing to be actuated when the seats are removed and the occupants stand upon the platform.

It will be seen that the swing is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it is capable of being easily operated. It will also be apparent that the footrollers may be provided with any suitable means for the accommodation of the feet of the occupants to afford greater comfort than an ordinary roller.

What I claim is 1. A swing comprising a frame, a platform, swing-bars supporting the platform and arranged at the center and ends thereof, and a transverse handle-bar secured to the central swing-bars and arranged to be grasped by the occupants, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A swing comprising a frame, a platform, swing-bars supporting the platform and arranged at the center and ends thereof, seats located at the ends of the platform, and the foot-engaged devices mounted on the central bars near the lower ends thereof and arranged between the seats, substantially as described.

. 3. A swing comprising a platform, central and end swing-bars, the transverse handlebar connecting the central swing-bars and arranged to be grasped by the occupants, and the devices mounted on the central swing-bars at points below the handle-bar and arranged to be engaged by the feet of the occupants, substantially as described.

4. A swing comprising a platform, swingbars supporting the platform, a central standard or post mounted on the platform, an upright lever fulcrumed between its ends on the standard or post and provided at its lower arm with means to be engaged by the foot, and connections between the upper arm of the lever and the swing-bars, substantially as described.

5. A swing comprising a platform, swingbars supporting the platform, a post or standard mounted on the platform, a forked or bifurcated lever straddling the post or standard and fulcrnmed thereon and provided at opposite sides of the bifurcation with devices to be engaged by the feet of the occupants, and means for connecting the levers with the swing-bars, substantially as described.

6. A swing comprising-a platform, central swing-bars provided neartheir lower ends with devices to be engaged by the feet of the occupants, seats located at the opposite sides of the central swing-bars, end swing-bars, and an upright lever mounted on the platform and connected with the end swing-bars and provided with devices to be engaged by the feet of the occupants, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM c. TUTTLE.

. Witnesses:

E. C. MUDD, R. BRYANT. 

